Coroner says CSU student Sascha Franzel died from asthma attack

FORT COLLINS -- A Colorado State University student died last month from an acute asthma attack, the Larimer County Coroner's Office announced Monday.

Sascha Franzel, 19, of Honolulu, Hawaii, was pronounced dead at Poudre Valley Hospital on Sept. 10, but her official cause of death was pending further tests after a Sept. 11 autopsy. Her death was ruled natural on Monday.

Franzel's roommate found her unconscious in their home and called 911 that Saturday. She had left a dinner party with friends earlier that evening because she felt unwell, according to past reports.

Her mother had previously reported that Franzel nearly died last November from another severe asthma attack.

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